Portrait of Lord Kelvin

Lord Kelvin

British physicist and engineer

Lived
1825–1907
Country
United Kingdom

Updated September 2026

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About Lord Kelvin

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was a Scottish mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer.

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